Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra Discography of CDs

Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra music CDs The Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra, a conglomerate of former associates from the University of Texas at Austin, delivers a master class in the art of contemporary big-band playing. Complex, brassy charts -- all but two by Charlie Richard, who also plays lead alto -- are shaped around fanfare-like melodies that lend themselves to truncation, elaboration, and syncopation, as well as relocation from one mass of horns to another. These themes are rendered with razor-sharp ensemble playing and decorated with complementary solos. The rhythm section, true to the form, brings the aggressiveness of rock to the proceedings, whether on pianist Joe ...

Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra discography The Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra, co-led by trumpeter Steve Hawk and altoist/arranger Charlie Richard, had not gathered together in seven years when they had this recorded reunion. Many of the musicians originally attended the University of Texas, and the orchestra sounds like a top-notch stage band. Considering that the musicians had only one day of rehearsal before undergoing two days of recording, and that ...